ReachLocal (RLOC) vs. Its Peers Head to Head Survey

ReachLocal (NASDAQ: RLOC) is one of 33 publicly-traded companies in the “Advertising & Marketing” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare ReachLocal to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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54.1% of shares of all “Advertising & Marketing” companies are held by institutional investors. 24.6% of shares of all “Advertising & Marketing” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for ReachLocal and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings

Hold Ratings

Buy Ratings

Strong Buy Ratings

Rating Score

ReachLocal

0

0

0

0

N/A

ReachLocal Competitors

61

456

906

16

2.61

As a group, “Advertising & Marketing” companies have a potential upside of 22.75%. Given ReachLocal’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ReachLocal has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares ReachLocal and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins

Return on Equity

Return on Assets

ReachLocal

-5.20%

N/A

-15.27%

ReachLocal Competitors

-2.93%

-3.75%

-0.46%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ReachLocal and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue

Net Income

Price/Earnings Ratio

ReachLocal

N/A

N/A

-2.79

ReachLocal Competitors

$2.71 billion

$171.61 million

-506.66

ReachLocal’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than ReachLocal. ReachLocal is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

ReachLocal, Inc. (ReachLocal) offers a range of online marketing and reporting solutions. The Company’s digital marketing solution consists of products and solutions in three categories: digital advertising (including ReachSearch, ReachDisplay, ReachDisplay InApp and ReachRetargeting); Web presence (including ReachSite+ReachEdge, ReachSEO, ReachCast, ReachListings and TotalLiveChat), and software (ReachEdge and Kickserv). It focuses on small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The Company delivers its suite of products and solutions to local businesses through a combination of its technology platform, its direct inside and outside sales force, and select third-party agencies and resellers. It also focuses on certain core verticals, which include home services, professional services, specialty services and healthcare. It also provides solutions to multi-location advertisers, such as franchises and other businesses that have multiple locations across a number of cities and states.